English Third Division (South) 1953/1954
Historical league standings at 5th September 1953
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 3.25 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2.57 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2.20 |
| 5 | Aldershot | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0.93 |
| 10 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1.38 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Watford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Newport County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Torquay United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Millwall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Southend United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.57 |
| 23 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0.62 |
| 24 | Walsall | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0.33 |
